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Strawberry Shortcake, 

A NEGRO SKETCH, 

IN ONE SCENE, 



/ 

WESLEY J. HUNTER. 



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CAST OF CHARACTERS. -^ a [f 'j4o 

WILSON 



JEERY, 



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PROPERTIES. 



Table and chair c, chair R. 1 E. and L. 1 E.; wine bottle, 
knife, fork, pie in pie-pan, and pan of dough, ( strawberry- 
shortcake) on table. 



TIME— 20 MINUTES. 



— o — • 



COSTUMES-MODERN. 



STAGE DIBECTI0N8. 

B., means Right; l., Left; r. h., Right Hand, l. h.. Loft Hand; c, Centre; a. s> 
2dE.,] Second Entrance; u. e., Upper Entranoa; M. d., Middle Doar; i\, tii EUli; 
p. F., Door in Flat; k. c. Right of Centre; i.. c, Left of Centre. 

R. R. C. C. L. 0. U 

*!f* The reader is supposed to be upon the Stase. facing the aadieaoo. 



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Strawberry Shortcake, 



SCENE — A Plain Boom. Jerey discovered eaiingt 

Jerrij. Golly! ain't dis yer fine! When de mice am 
away de cat am shuali for to play, an' don't you fergit it. 
Now, de boss, he done gone go to town, and I done gone 
go to his grub. Golly! don't dat grub look good. Dar's 
some short-berry strawcake. Now I'll jes' 'masticate dis 
pie, den I'll tackle de shortberry. {noise as if some one 
walking heard 1j., Jekry drops pie) Dar's de ole man. 
TFhat will I do wid dis yer grub. Oh! I'b got it; he am 
berry near-sighted, an' I'll put de short-berry in dis chair, 
(pids dough on chair, l. 1 E. ) an' de pie in dis chair, 
{pids pie on chair, e. 1 e. ) an' when he comes in he am 
bound to set down in one, den dar'll be a pic-nic. 

Enter Mr. Wilson, l. u. e. 

Wilson. Here, Jerry, what have you been doing? 
Jerry. Nuffin', raarser, nuffin'. 

Wilson. Nuffin'? Can't you learn to say nothing? 
TFliere is my cane ? 
Jerry. I don't know. 

Wilson. You don't know? Well, what do you know? 



4 STBAWBEREY SHORTCAKE. 

Jerry. I don't know. 

Wilson. Oil, shut up. {loud 

Jerry. Yes, marser. 

Wilson. I thought you said you had been doing noth^ 
ing? 

Jerry. Yes, marser. 

Wilson. Well, what does that knife and fork and bottle 
of wine on the table mean? 

Je>-ry. (aside) Golly! I forgot to hide 'em. (alond) 
Dem knife and fork and bottle of wine? 

Wilson. Yes, what does it mean? Have you been pur; 
loining my eatables ? 

Jerry. Oh, no, marser! You see, marser, I — datis— 
you know — I — yes — you see — I — ob course — oh! I'b been 
layin' de table for your supper. 

Wilson. Why it is only three o'clock, {looking at Ms 
icaicli ) You must have been in a hurry. 

Jerry. Yes, marser, I was. 

Wilson. Well, I'll let it pass this time. Bring me the 
morning's paper. 

Seats himself on chair, L. 1 E. Jekey goes off E- 2 E., gets 
palmer and gives it to him. Sees Wilson sitting on 
dough, gets to laughing, forgets himself and sets down 
on the pie. 

Wilson. Jerry, has this chair been in the rain? 

Jerry. No, marser. 

Wilson. Well, it seems to be Avet, but I guess it is only, 
imagination. 

Jerry. Yes, it's only 'magitation. {winks at audience. 
All at once Jerry thinJxS of pie he is silting on and jumps 
up) 

Wtlson. What is the matter now? 

Jerry. I — I — I d< it know. 

Wilson. What have you been doing? 

Jerry. I — I don't know. 

Wilson. Shut up. ( loud 

Jerry. All right. 

Wilson, (rising) I am going to town now, and want 
to assign you some work to do while I am gone. 

Jerry. Yes, marser. 

Wilson. Well, the fii'st thing for you to do is to curry 
the horses, then feed the poultry, cook my supper, and take' 



STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE. 5 

the piano to town and have it tuned, and when you get 
back you can black my boots. Do you understand? 

Jerry. Yes, marser. {ivhilc Wilson is talking Jerry 
isijoiniing fo the dough on his trousers and laughing) 

Wilson. Well, what did I say for you to do? 

Jerry. What did you say for me to do? 

Wilson. Yes, sir, 

Jerry. Why — why — you — you^ 

Wilson, (loud) Well, what did I say? 

Jerry. You say for me to curry de piano, den take 
your boots to town and have 'em tuned, den black de poul- 
try, den feed your supper, and den cook de bosses. 

]Vilson. (disgusted) Oh! I see you can't remember 
anything, so I'll have to write it down for you. {turns to 
table with his hack to audience, and bends over tcdjle so 
they can see dough on his trousers. Wi'ifes and hands 
paper to Jerry) There, now don't lose it. {Exit, l. 2 E. 

Jerry. Golly! wasn't it fun to see de ole man set down 
on dat shortberry straw-cake, {laughs) Guess I'll hab 
to do dat work or de ole man will raise de debbil when he 
comes back. {Exit, R. 2 E. 

Enter Wilson, l. 2 e. 

Wilson. Where is that cussed nigger I wonder. I 
went upon the streets and everybody was laughing at me. 
Oh! I'll fix him. I'll break every bone in his body. 
Hello! here he comes now. I'll lay for him with this 
cake. {tcdi-es dough and gets behind table 

Enier Jerry, r. 2 e. 

Jerry, {laughing) Oh! to see de ole man set down on 
dat cake, {laughs harder) Oh! but dat was a good joke! 

Wilson, {rising up) Oh! it was, eh? Well, that's a 
better one. 

Throws dough and hits Jerry in the face— chases Jerry 
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TOM British Corporal. 

SENTINEL 

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JAMES DAY The Husband. 

JABEZ BLIQH A Friend to Day. 

PETE _ A colored servant. 

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JAxMES DAY Ihe Wronged Husband. 

OBADIAH GORHAM A "destroying Angel." 

OSCAR DURAND "A young Gentile." 

JABEZ BLIQH A friend to Day. 

BARNABAS GRUMP A Yankee. 

PETE A colored servant. 

MRS. DAY.^. : Wife of Day. 

DORA DAY [eighteen years old] Daughter of Day. 

JULIA EDWARDS Mrs. Mai-wood the seventh. 

LUCr STONE " '• " eleventh. 

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Dill 1 Dieuin it 4 

D incs ic l'"eacit.v 1 

Dutch Pr.zi; iM.h.er 3 

D tcliv vs. Ni^'tei' 3 

Ell? W at D.d You S:i.v 3 

Everybody Astoiiisiied 4 

Fooling withtiie Wrons M.'in 2 
Frco/.ing a Mother-in-L;i\v... 2 

Eim in a Post (^»triC3 4 

Family Disc-ipline 

Goose witli lilt* Uolduii EiS.--. •> 

Give -Me M.' Wifo 3 

Han , tlie Dutcii J. P 3 

Hash 4 

H. M.S. Plum 1 

How Sister Paxey got licr 

Child B.iniz d 2 

How JMie hai Own Way 1 

How He Popped the Que.^t'n. 1 

How 1 1 Tame Ai-in-Law 4 

How istoiu Voiir Getting 5 

In the Wrong Biix 3 

In ihe Wrong Clothes 5 

John Smith 5 

Juinbo Jiim 4 

Kill ng T me 1 

K ttie' Wedding C:iko 1 

Lifk Skillat Wedding 2 

]j iiderbacli's Little Surprise 3 

Lodgings for Two 3 

Mau'imonial lili>s 1 

Matcji or a Mothcriii-Law.. 2 

More Blunders than one 4 

M. other's Fool 

\ir. and JMrs. Piingle 7 

Mr. Hudson's Tiger Hunt 1 

My Heait'sin Highlands 4 

> y Prcc ons Betsey 4 

My Turn Ne\t 4 

_ M Wife',- Ke'alion-^ 4 

l.Slj My Day and Now-a-Days 

44 Obedience 1 

On the ^ly 3 

Paddy jMiles' Boy 5 

Paten Washing M;ich ne 4 

Perstci:ted J^utehniaii () 

Poor Pdico<ly 7 

Quiet Family 4 

Rough Diamond 4 

Ripples 2 

Sch ap- I 

Sewing Circle of P riotl (i 

S. H. A. M. P.nafore 3 

Somebody's Nnliody ■> 

Stage Struck Vankic 4 

Taking ilic Census I 

Thit Mysterious B'dle 2 

T e Bewitched Closet •') 

The Cigarette 4 

The Coming Man 3 

Turn Him Out 3 

Tlie Sham Prof ssor 4 

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14J Titlorxat 2 1 

213 Vermont Wool Dealer 5 3 

15i Wanted a nus)and 2 1 

5 "\>'iien Wcncn NVeep 3 2 

56 Wooing Under DiCicult.e 5 3 

70 \\ 11. c;i will ne Many 2 8 

135 AVidowe 's Trials „. 4 5 

147 WakiglliniUp 1 2 

155 Wiiy thjy Joined the Re- 

becca- 4 

111 Yankee DucMst 3 1 

157 Ya kee Peddler 7 3 

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204 Academv of St.ars 6 

15 All Unhippy Pair 1 1 

172 Black Sli.icmaker 4 2 

98 Black Statue 4 2 

222 Colored Senators 3 

214 Chops 3 

145 Cuffs Luck 2 1 

190 Criiu|)S Tr p 5 

27 Fetter Lane to Gravescnd 2 

230 Hamlet the Dainty 6 1 

153 Haunted House 2 

24 Handy Andy 2 

23) Hyiiocliondriao The 2 

77 Joe's Vis t 2 1 

88 Mischievous Nigger 4 2 

128 j\iu>ical Dirkey 2 

90 No Cure No P.iy 3 1 

61 Not as Deaf as He SecMis 3 

234 Old D.id's Cabin 2 1 

150 O.dPompcy 1 1 

109 Other People's Children 3 2 

134 Pui!ii>'s Pranks 2 

177 Ouarrcloiiie Servants 3 

93 Rooms to Let „.. 2 1 

107 ^cllool 5 

133 Seein-Bosting 3 

179 Sham Doctor 3 3 

94 l;.,i)IJU Voars Ago 3 

25 Sport with aSportsman 2 

92 Si age Struck Darkev .2 1 

10 Slock- Up, Stocks Dowu 2 

6t That Bov S:im 3 1 

122 Tlu' Select School 5 

118 The Popcorn Man 3 1 

6 The Studio 3 

108 Those Awful Boys 5 

4 Twa ii's Dodging 3 1 

1!'7 Tricks 5 2 

198 Uncle .icff 5 2 

170 U.S. Mail 2 2 

21i! Vice Ver.-:i 3 1 

206 Vilikciis and Dinah 4 1 

210 \'irgiiiia .\hiMiun\ 6 1 

2i« Who Stole the Chickens 1 1 

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156 Wig-Maker and HisServants 3 

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2 females, scenes, interiors. A Yankee becomes badly stage struck, by seeing a 
play in a barn, discards his affianced for an actress. The manner of his becoming 
disenchanted, is shown in the play. It is full of laugh. Time 45 minutes. 

233 Freezing a Mother-in-laiw. A farce in in 1 act, by T. E. Pember- 
ton, 3 males, 2 fema.es. Costumes modern. One interior scene. Old man 2 walk- 
ing gants, old woman, walking lady. A mother-in-law is to bp froze i in order to 
gain her consent to her daughter's marriage. She discovers the plot, substitutes 
water for the freezing fiuid, yet pret.-nds to be equally affeetual by it. Time 45 
minutes. 

234 Old Dad's Cabin. An Ethiopian farce in one act, by Charles White, 
2 males, 1 fumale. An e- eel lent darkey play, full of good situations and sparkling 
dialogue. Costamcs modeqit Time 4(1 minutes. 



